archaic
: misery, affliction
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
The teen on Wednesday appeared before Broward Circuit Court Judge Elijah Williams, who ordered her held in juvenile secure detention for 21 days.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
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More than two years later, video showed the scrawny teen calling out for his mother as five officers piled onto him.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
The teen on Wednesday appeared before Broward Circuit Court Judge Elijah Williams, who ordered her held in juvenile secure detention for 21 days.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teen. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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